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Lenny

“Variant of Leonard — Hardy people” — Germanic via French origin

Girl's name · #2778 in the US (2025) · Trending

Lenny has appeared in US records since 1943 — best rank #2778 (2025) · 736 babies named Lenny all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,100 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lennys

• Lenny Kuhr — Dutch singer-songwriter
• Lenny Permana — Indonesia born female badminton player from Australia
• Lenny Geluk-Poortvliet — Dutch former politician
• Lenny Druyts — cycliste
• Lenny Trčková — Czech presenter and television presenter

In stories & tradition

• Lenny (Maggie Simpson) — The Simpsons
• Lenny Kanter — The Act

What Lennys become

Among 284 notable people named Lenny:

Athletes appear 2.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lenny Permana, Indonesia born female badminton player from Australia.

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